Gabrielle Arsiaga News-Sun A Hobbs man will serve probation for stealing from two local businesses.  Keith Wayne Sanders, 27, of Hobbs pleaded guilty to fraud, a fourth-degree felony, on Dec. 8, for taking $3,600 from local businesses Lobo Nut and Bolt and Cavitt Land and Cattle, belonging to Wade Cavitt. He was sentenced to 18 months supervised probation and ordered …

Hobbs police blocked off a stretch of North Turner Street near the 1800 block Thursday for an ongoing investigation of an officer involved shooting. Early reports indicated an unidentified HPD officer attempted to help a stranded motorist and the encounter turned deadly. During the stop, the driver, a male, attempted to flee the scene on foot and fired a weapon …

Tired of being a victim In this part one of  our series on the skyrocketing problem of  shoplifting in southeast New Mexico, Hobbs business owners say shoplifters are becoming more aggressive and leaving them with big losses GABRIELLE ARSIAGA NEWS-SUN According to the FBI, each year around 27 million people are involved in shoplifting incidents in the United States. Of …

Hobbs youth charged with kidnapping Mother, boy also arrested in connection with Nov. 2 shooting GABRIELLE ARSIAGA NEWS-SUN A 15-year-old Hobbs male was arrested by Hobbs police on Dec. 2 and charged with kidnapping after police reviewed video footage connected to a Nov. 2 incident involving a pellet gun. Police also arrested Karen Gomez in connection with the Nov. 2 …

Juvenile arrested in middle school shooting GABRIELLE ARSIAGA NEWS-SUN A 12-year-old male, of Hobbs, was arrested by Hobbs police on Dec. 1 for accessory to aggravated battery after a Nov. 2 incident involving shooting a pellet gun at students, staff, and parents coming out of Highland Middle School. According to the HPD report, as students and staff were leaving school …

Human trafficking is one of the most underreported crimes, according to the Human Trafficking Hotline. In 2018, the Hotline reported, there were only 5,147 cases reported in the U.S., awith 21 of those cases from New Mexico. But, the Land of Enchantment is a prime location for human trafficking because of the Big I, the interstate exchange of I-25 and …

A stabbing that happened on the 2600 block of North Dal Paso Street in Hobbs on Sept. 10 resulted in one person dying and two others being sent to the hospital. In a statement to the News-Sun, Lt. Mark Munroe with the Hobbs Police Department said on Wednesday due to the stabbing being an ongoing investigation, the department could provide …